This time, Nikola Jokic wasn’t there for the game-winner.
Instead, it was veteran forward Paul Millsap muscling his way to the basket for a go-ahead bucket Saturday night at the Pepsi Center to put the Nuggets up 102-100 with only seconds left.
Pacers wing Bojan Bogdanovic missed a 3-pointer with a chance to win it, and the Nuggets hung on to win 102-100 to improve to 46-22.
More important, it cut the Nuggets’ magic number to one. Denver would clinch its first postseason berth since the 2012-13 season with either a Sacramento loss or another win.